The Age of Revolutions,
Abstract
The Army operates within a global strategic environment. During the Cold War, the forward deployed Army was focused on countering Soviet and Warsaw Pact aggression. Had the Communist forces attacked, NATO forces would have used air and land power to halt the advancing enemy troops and, then, under the aegis of Airland Battle, gone over to a counteroffensive to roll them back. For all that, this war that never happened would have been bloody and horrible, but it was also dearly defined. The parameters of warfare now and into the 21st century are much more complex. In the following monograph, Lieutenant General Claudia Kennedy, the Army Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence, postulates a future world where challenges to the national security and national interests of the United States will come from many sources. Not only will the armed forces of the United States have to be prepared to counter attacks by nation-states with armed forces equipped with modern weapons, they must also be ready to address challenges across a wide spectrum from urban warlords to narco-terrorists.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 10, 1998
- Accession Number
- ADA342514
Entities
People
- Claudia Kennedy
Organizations
- United States Army War College